I did. Picked up directly in Louisiana as I recall. I'm happy to pick it up for you the next time I go back, but I haven't been back since the little one was born. Too tough of a trip. This reminds me, though. I should order some beans from them the next time we need beans. The .gif was actually about the black metal vanilla. Or was it Vanilla black metal. Black Vanilla Metal? JK. (See what I did there? This is what stouts do to you.)
Sold out pretty quick too. Was happy to grab 2 of them and still cheaper than one 375ml DO ADWTD. And now...
I assigned Tavour notifications a very obnoxious, unique tone to avoid situations just like this. It worked out for me this time. It's not fool proof, but it definitely helps more often than not. I started doing this during the pandemic when Side Project went to all online sales so I would have half a fighting chance when they did their random drops.
You can grab those straight from Deschutes for $21: https://shop.deschutesbrewery.com/abyss-2015-p140.aspx
Lately up to half of my suggestions are available in my distro area... doesn't bug me with the Fremont hotness, but hop venom? Come on!
Seems like Tavour has been getting a healthy supply of some of JK's rarer offerings. The BA Black Metal Vanilla was actually a limit 1 bottle release on their annual Black Metal Day. I still have my bottle, but I sampled it on tap and actually really enjoyed it. Just felt tad thin in the mouthfeel and the barrel wasn't as present as the vanilla but overall I was glad I picked up a bottle. They were sold for $40/bottle in person which was already one of the highest price points I've seen them offer. What was Tavour pricing them at?
Whoops -- that actually should read "Doom Forge Day" not "Black Metal Day". Unfortunately it's too late for me to edit now but my inner pedant can't leave it without correction. Sorry about that!
I think it was $41/bottle on Tavour. It's off my feed now. I opted to pass, but have been happy with all the barleywines as of late.
It was $41, limit 1. I stayed strong and ultimately passed, but was definitely an interesting offering that caught my eye.
I bought +, mainly because ... I don't care. And because it's just money. If anyone wants to know what gets thrown up for me I can post as they show up. So far I've seen four or five as Tavour+, I haven't purchased any of them so far.
